Chapter 897 - I Don’t Want to Be Your Idol, I Want to Be Your Boyfriend (1/2)
Chapter 897: I Don’t Want to Be Your Idol, I Want to Be Your Boyfriend
Mr. Oda chuckled coldly. “Mr. Jiang, are you going to blame me for your lack of preparedness and content? It’s okay if you haven’t prepared well enough. You can always choose to give up the talk today. There’s no need to defame others like this.”
There was a wave of laughter in the audience. Nian Xi was furious.
It was the first time she had met anyone as despicable and shameless as Mr. Oda. Not only did he copy someone else’s idea, he was the pot calling the kettle black.
Jiang Yuning looked calm and collected. He replied to Mr. Oda saying, “Thank goodness I didn’t devote all my time in the past three years to a single research project. To prove myself, I will be sharing my research on the s.p.a.ce black hole theory. I haven’t written a script for this presentation as I didn’t expect to be talking about it today. If I don’t speak as well as I would like to, I hope you understand.”
Jiang Yuning bowed to the audience before he started talking about s.p.a.ce wormholes.
Nian Xi was sitting in the audience listening to his exhilarating talk. Everyone grew silent and listened intently.
Professor w.a.n.g remarked, “This guy is even better than his parents. He managed to complete two remarkable projects in three years. He’s speaking so eloquently on stage without a proper script; he will win the n.o.bel prize sooner or later. After all, he’s still so young.”
Nian Xi nodded her head in agreement. If she was in awe of Jiang Yuning before, he was her idol now.
She had grown up in a military family and she was deeply patriotic by nature. She admired the people who contributed to the progress of her home country and had never felt as much respect for anyone until this moment.
“You are a lucky girl.” Professor w.a.n.g looked at her enviously. “Four years ago, I wanted to introduce my granddaughter to him but he didn’t fancy her. You should treasure him. Although he isn’t the most romantic man, and might be a little dull, he is loyal and sincere. You should be proud of him and his accomplishments, not to mention his looks. I dare say he is more handsome than a lot of celebrities out there.”
Nian Xi was embarra.s.sed. Professor w.a.n.g didn’t know that she was just putting on an act with Jiang Yuning, but he was telling her his sincere sentiments.
She looked over at Jiang Yuning who was still on stage. The halo around him glowed even brighter than some of the celebrities she had met. He didn’t even lose to Feng Ji Chuan. Although he wasn’t as hunky as him, he was much more intelligent and knowledgeable.
After twenty minutes, Jiang Yuning concluded his talk. The audience was silent for a minute before they erupted into a loud round of applause.
Jiang Yuning glanced over at Mr. Oda. “Do you still think I need to find an excuse for myself?”
Mr. Oda was glaring at him awkwardly. “I admit that you did a good job, but you shouldn’t accuse me of stealing your work. This is the result of my own hard work.”
“I’ve never said that you copied my work, but I will be publis.h.i.+ng my nanotechnology report on the China Physics Research website tomorrow. Everyone can see for themselves then.” Jiang Yuning walked off the stage after that.
Everyone was looking at him, the young oriental man.
When he walked over, Nian Xi turned to look at him. Before she could say anything, he bent over and planted a peck on her cheek. She caught a waft of ginger, the smell of his shampoo. His lips were warm and tender, like a feather caressing her cheeks. Nian Xi was stunned. When she came to her senses, she realized that many people were looking their way. Her cheeks turned bright pink.
It was the first time anyone kissed her other than Feng Ji Chuan. Although it was just a simple way of greeting overseas, she was still an innocent Chinese girl.
“What are you doing?”
Jiang Yuning sat down and Nian Xi glared at him.
Jiang Yuning scratched the back of his head and said innocently, “I saw everyone else kiss their wives after they were done with their talk. Although we’re only putting on an act, we should try our best not to blow your cover.”